The Apprentice

Once again, a gaggle of celebrities and semi-celebrities from the 1980s will duke it out before Donald Trump and America in the hopes of winning a quarter million for the charity of their choice.
Most famous faces have some kind of business acumen. That's how their faces got famous to begin with.
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"Kelly, You're Fired."
I've now heard those dreaded three words twice in my life --the first time as an executive at a prestigious PR firm, the second, in front of millions of American TV viewers as I vied for my "second chance" as a contestant on The Apprentice.
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When Trace Adkins, honky tonk legend and Celebrity Apprentice star, spent a day laboring on the offshore oil rig where he spent six years of his youth, he proved his point: "I'm not a singer who used to be a roughneck. I'm a roughneck who sings."
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Donald Trump could well be the most famous boss in the world. Not only does he employ thousands, but he also fires hundreds and hires a handful on national television. Each week on NBC's 'The Apprentice,' be it staffed with celebrities or regular folk, he doles out employment information that is heard and...
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For one man and one woman hit hard by the economy, it all came down to tonight: 'The Apprentice' season 10 finale. Brandy Kuentzel heard, "You're hired!"
"I'm honestly just digesting it all," Brandy told AOL Jobs. "I was preparing myself for Clint to win. Now I go home and pack and wait for the call."
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Most episodes of 'The Apprentice' end inside Donald Trump's boardroom, with him pointing and tersely saying, "You're fired!" to a contestant. This week, however, began in the boardroom with Liza Mucheru-Wisner getting fired and losing her chance at becoming The Apprentice.
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Just in time for holiday shopping, 'The Apprentice' this week encouraged viewers to pull out their credit cards. Selling women's accessories by noted designer Isaac Mizrahi, contestants appealed to the guilty pleasure of many a late night shopper: QVC.
With just four competitors left, Donald Trump shuffled...
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With just five people remaining on 'The Apprentice,' every move became greatly magnified. This week, Donald Trump leaned on his usual rules to pronounce "You're fired." Ultimately, a loss is the project manager's fault. But another contestant's major missteps were not overlooked.
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Not five minutes passed before Donald Trump proclaimed his signature, "You're Fired" on this week's episode of 'The Apprentice.'
The task from three weeks earlier, where teams gave pedicab tours of New York City neighborhoods, caused the firing of a third contestant -- this time because he broke the rules....
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Wealth, power, and sexual prowess. That's how one team on this week's 'The Apprentice' defined the Donald J. Trump brand. The team was spot on, at least according to Trump. But even the loser was a winner in the end.
The mogul presented contestants on this week's show with a task close to his own heart and name....
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Few people will take a billionaire head on, but that's just what Mahsa Saeidi-Azcuy did after her firing on this week's "The Apprentice." While Mahsa was cast as a liar in the edited version of the show, she took to YouTube in order to clear her name (see video below).
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Contestants on "The Apprentice" this week learned that sex doesn't always sell. Teams designed and marketed pedicab tours of chosen neighborhoods, giving tourists fresh air views. The men wore outfits out of ancient Rome, as if the pedicabs were chariots and shuttled visitors around midtown Manhattan. The...
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In a shocking end to the show, Donald Trump fired two people this week on 'The Apprentice.' Contestants really had to step on it in planning a fashion show, as they had just hours to stage a runway for Rockport shoes Spring 2011 collection. The men were charged with staging the women's line and the women had to...
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Popcorn isn't just for movies anymore. Contestants on 'The Apprentice' this week popped out promotional stunts for snack company Popcorn Indiana with hopes they would go viral online. Turns out that it takes more than just losing the challenge to hear "You're Fired," as Tyana Alvarado, 41, learned. If you're not...
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The unemployment rate in the real world may be stagnant, but on TV, another apprentice felt the axe of Donald Trump. Fourteen candidates interviewing for a job with the Trump Organization now remain. James Weir, 31, a Duke and Georgetown-educated attorney left the show after a failed attempt as project manager....
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Donald Trump's latest pink slip recipient learned that failing the world's most visible job interview may not be such a bad thing. Alex Delgado won't be working for the Trump Organization but he's landed on his feet just fine, thank you very much.
Episode two of The Apprentice had contestants on the streets of...
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"This is the toughest job interview in the world."
And so began Season 10 of the NBC hit show, The Apprentice." This time, Donald Trump's show returns to its roots: B-list celebrities are replaced by 16 good looking no-names from around the country. Or at least they're no-names for now. (Remember, Omarosa was a...
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Before the newest Celebrity Apprentice had been hired, Donald Trump, Mark Burnett and NBC decided they wanted to reach out beyond Hollywood, rock and sports glitterati and try to help the everyday people out there who have been hardest hit by the current economic downturn. So they concocted an extra season of...
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Looks like at least one Hollywood entity has had his fill of celebrity and is ready to help those everyday workers hardest hit by the economy. This might mean that YOU could be Donald Trump's next Apprentice.
Once this season of Celebrity Apprentice wraps up, the Donald will find his next apprentice among those...
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Comedienne/writer/producer Carol Leifer may have been the first one fired on the premiere episode of this season's The Celebrity Apprentice, but she's having the last laugh as she outrageously counts down the things she'll miss most about the show.
Leifer has probably been responsible for more hours of TV...
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